Back to School
“Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted.”
– Dr. Seuss
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
– Albert Einstein
“Tough times never last, tough people do.”
– Kidshelpphone.ca
Read A Book Day
September 6
“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” – Saul Bellow
“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
– Louis L’Amour
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” – P.J. O’Rourke
“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”
– Paul Sweeney
Labor Day – September 7
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
– Aristotle
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”
– Margaret Mead
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
National Grandparents Day – September 13
“A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.”
– Unknown
“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars worth of pleasure.” – Gene Perret
“Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them.” – Rita Rudner
“Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.”
– Doug Larson
“If mom says no, ask grandma. If grandma says no… Who are we kidding? Grandma never says no.”
– Unknown
“Grandmothers are better than CSI. They know you did it, they know how you did it, and they can hear you trying to hide the evidence.” – Unknown
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15
“We are human beings. And no matter how bad things are and no matter how limiting things are, we can always be creative.”
– Luis J. Rodriguez
“Don’t be told something is impossible. There’s always a way.”
– Robert Rodriguez
“My mother gave me one piece of advice that stuck with me. She said don’t forget where you came from.”
– Eva Longoria
“As people of color, we have a potent power – and a responsibility – to change events around us, not just professionally, but spiritually and politically as well.” – Michelle Herrera Mulligan
Rosh Hashanah
September 18
“When you look into your heart as the New Year starts, may you discover a new sense of possibility, a new belief in the gifts you have to share, and a renewed commitment to your faith and your dreams.”
May this New Year be filled with health and happiness, and sweet moments for you and your family.
– L’shanah Tovah!
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19
“When I told my three-year old we couldn’t go out again, she asked if it was because of the corona pirates. I said, ‘Yes.’”
– @drsarahjwhite
Heave Ho – Put your back into to it
Pillage – Rob or plunder
Savvy? – Do you understand or do you agree?
Thar she blows! – When you see a whale
Scallywag – mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue
Hornswaggle – to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings
Scurvy dog – the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult
Cleave him to the brisket – to cut across the chest, from one shoulder to the lower abdomen
Dead men tell no tales – phrase indicating to leave no survivors
Seadog – old pirate or sailor
Old Salt – an experienced sailor
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! – the exhortation of discontent or disgust
First Day of Autumn
September 22
“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.”
– Delia Owens
“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” – Winne the Pooh
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” – Samuel Butler